The Lansing School District has been experiencing a significant decline in student enrollment and consequently a large budget deficit. Such problems are a huge cost to the city. Currently, the school district has about a $30 million dollar budget deficit (Norman) and is losing more and more money as people move out of the city and the schools. While these problems exist, Lansing needs to come up with some effective solutions that would hopefully increase enrollment numbers and decrease the deficit. In terms of the deficit, this may mean closing down schools, and in terms of increasing enrollment and decreasing dropout rates, it may mean discovering or creating programs that encourage students to attend, and stay, in Lansing Schools.

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